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BaseDataBoundControlDesigner::ConnectToDataSource Method

When overridden in a derived class, typically unhooks events from the previous data source, and then attaches new events to the new data source.

Namespace:  System.Web.UI.Design.WebControls
Assembly:  System.Design (in System.Design.dll)

protected:
virtual bool ConnectToDataSource() abstract

Return Value

Type: System::Boolean
true if a connection to a new data source was performed, typically; false if the old and new data sources are the same.

The implementation of the ConnectToDataSource method typically involves unhooking events from the previous data source, and then attaching new events to the new data source.

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0
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